Gatsby Review

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Gatsby Review
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• Conflict
• Theme
• Setting
• Characters Gatsby, Nick, Tom, Daisy,
• Myrtle, Klipspringer,
  Jordan Wilson, Wolfshiem, Owleyes
• Symbols Valley of Ashes, Green light,
• T. J. Eckleburg

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Romantic Hero who Pursues a Dream

• Dream is in conflict with reality. The real
  Daisy cannot live up to Gatsbys expectations.
• The ideal promises of youth cannot survive the
  ravages of time.
• Social classes face conflict. Gatsby cannot
  compete with the established rich.

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The Story of Nick Carroway

• Inner conflicts his moral growth
• Nick vs. the careless rich

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Historical Account of 1920s

• The struggle between materialism and idealism
  (the American Dream)
• The study our nations moral growth.

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Themes

• American Dream
• Jazz Age
• Money
• Jealousy
• Cheating
• Carelessness

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Setting

• 1920s
• East and West Egg
• New York City
• Plaza Hotel
• Gatsbys mansion
• Valley of Ashes

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Structure

• Builds the Dream
• Chapter 1-3 (3 parties in several weeks)
• Chapter 4 Jay and Daisys courtship
• Chapter 5 Jay and Daisy meet

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Deflates the Dream

• Chapter 6 Gatsby Age 17
• Chapter 7 Trip to N. Y.
• Chapter 8 aftermath of N. Y trip
• Chapter 9 Gatsbys boyhood